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MEPS HC 251
2023 FULL YEAR CONSOLIDATED DATA CODEBOOK
DATE: August 12, 2025

Variable Name: REFRL42X
Description: RELATION TO REF PERS- R4/2 (EDIT/IMP)
Format: 2.0
Type: NUM
Start: 266
End: 267

VALUE
UNWEIGHTED
WEIGHTED
-7 REFUSED
1
27,655
-1 INAPPLICABLE
169
2,108,224
1 HOUSEHOLD REFERENCE PERSON
8,973
146,211,774
2 SPOUSE (HUSBAND/WIFE)
3,444
60,686,968
3 UNMARRIED PARTNER
425
7,185,709
4 CHILD - BIOLOGICAL/ADOPT/STEP
4,803
99,936,213
5 CHILD OF PARTNER
54
830,345
6 GRANDCHILD
333
5,732,852
7 PARENT - BIOLOGICAL/ADOPT/STEP
221
3,214,977
8 SIBLING - BIOLOGICAL/ADOPT/STEP
167
2,820,557
9 GRANDPARENT
12
227,312
10 AUNT/UNCLE
10
147,358
11 NIECE/NEPHEW
68
1,124,950
91 OTHER RELATED
239
4,275,379
TOTAL
18,919
334,530,273


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